Welcome

If you've arrived here after watching one of our CTA2026 5&5 videos, welcome.

Yes—I'm the same Brad Bartholomew.

This website is no longer actively maintained. It remains online simply as a record of many of my previous interests, projects, and efforts over the past decade.

Here you'll find, among other things:

• A free PDF of my book, Safe Landings

• My podcast, America's Worst Enemy: Our Divided Society

• Other projects that reflect my long-standing concern about America's growing political and cultural division

My current work is Critical Thinking Americans (CTA2026), which is being shared through YouTube and other social media platforms.

What is CTA2026?

CTA = Critical Thinking Americans

2026 = Our focus on the November 2026 midterm elections.

5&5 = Our only ask:

• Watch 5 CTA videos.

• Talk with 5 family members or friends.

• Vote accordingly.

Our movement is built around one simple belief:

We, Critical Thinking Americans, in the fall of 2026, do not like the direction of our country or the direction of our government, and we plan to vote accordingly.

One final thought.

We are simply:

A conservative grandpa, a liberal Gen Z'er, and a big dog named Teddy.

Nothing more. Nothing less.

We will never ask for money.

We will never ask for your personal contact information.

Our only ask is simple:

Watch 5 videos.

Talk to 5 people.

Vote accordingly.

Thank you for taking the time to learn who I am.

— Brad Bartholomew
July 2026